The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
THINGS HEARD AND SEEN.

A gentleman who has interested himself in
the Newsooys' Home for some months past
says that the new organization which Las taken
hold of the home gives every indication of
pushing the work forward to a successful condi-
ton. 1T is great relief" said be, 'to those of
US who have been bearing the responsibilities
and paying large proportion Of the bills for .
year or more"
.What IL this neugaq" was asked Of ono OF
the candy vendors who are now stationed at
various points on the streets. ornamented with
fez caps and carmine noses. ut is Turkish
candy"
.every likely but what is it made of"
"Honey, sugar and almonds"
"When was it in Introduced in this countryT
about four years ago. in the South 1t is new
here. They sell it in the South for fifteen cents
pound now"
''And what do you sell it for9'
Twenty five cents pound We sold it first
for forty, and next week we will sell it for
twenty"
John Hurry the chemist placed q novel ex-
hibition in his show-window yesterday. It is
the process of making quinine complete At
one end is the cinchona bark; then the vessels
for maceration. Installation, disqualification, and
final alyss: at the other end the quinine itself
The apparatus is in actual operation. and
ouinine is being produced all the time.
st is astonishing" said a gentleman yester.
day, chow people Inconvenience themselves and
everyone else in street cars. In crowded car,
almost invariably. two-thirds of those standing
are in the rear half and at the door they sim
ply damned. Hardly anyone knows enough to
move toward the front and give breathing room
at the rear"
A Drugeist-"One field of science IN which
great progress is being made is the synthetic, or
artificial production of what have heretofore
been considered strictly vegetable animal
products. Many of these are isomers, that is to
say, they have exactly the same chemical con-
stitution but different properties. For example,
turpentine. oil of oranges. AID oil OF lemons are
precisely the same chemically, but are supposed
have varying molecular arrangements. It Is
as If you take the letters {. and a,
and by varying their Arrangements make
tar art and rat. One artificial product that is
in common use now is vanllin, which can not
be DISTINGUISHED from vanilla either physically
chemically and yet it is extracted from pine
cones. The only difference yet detected is that
in candies which stand for long time, it
changes its nature and gives bitter, resnous
taste. There have been several scares about
the synthetic production OF quinine. but they
are all capards, probably calculated to affect
the market price of the drug"
The enrolment Of the public schools for Sep
tember was IL, 29l, against II 892 for Septem-
Der of last year. Superintendent Jones
counts for the decrease as the result OF con-
tagious diseases In the city. scarlet fever, mea-
ses, and diphthera having been prevalent. No
child is permitted to attend school when there is
a case of any contagious disease in the house
where he resides. Mr.. Jones estimates the full
capacity of the existing school buildings at H.
900. but says that not more than 1900 can be
accommodated if effective school work be done.
The State house Commissioners say the rooms
for the State library. in the new Capitol will
be ready in two weeks. and Miss Calls says she
is ready to move the library soon the
rooms are ready It will be a public blessing to
have the books in more convenient and suitable
quarters than the rooms now occupied.